How to Use subsidy in a Sentence

subsidy

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  • The city is increasing subsidies for public transit.
  • Sunak kept up the pace and the flow of subsidies for the next two years.
    — Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Yet this is the very point of the subsidies, Mr. Yavar added.
    — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2023
  • But Trump has promised to put a freeze on the IRA’s grants and subsidies.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 25 July 2024
  • But the Cityride subsidy was tied to the franchise system.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • What’s still unclear, though, is how much more of a public subsidy the rest of the project will now require.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Yes, most farm subsidies go to corn and soy, two building blocks of cheap junk food.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • This year ten films receive the Film Sales Support subsidy.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Last year, the state child care office raised the income limits to receive a subsidy.
    — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In Kenya, a plan to cut fuel subsidies has led to widespread protest.
    — TIME, 30 July 2024
  • To qualify for the subsidy, an applicant must be at least 55 years old and the head of household.
    — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Those who make more than $2,000 a month receive no subsidies.
    — Jordan Rau, Fortune Well, 16 Nov. 2023
  • In the years since, Bertrand has suspended the annual regional subsidy due to the school.
    — Anna Rabemanantsoa, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • With rents rising faster than wages, especially at the bottom, the cost of the subsidy keeps rising.
    — Jason Deparle, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • And given high prices for EVs, subsidies are mainly a giveaway to the already well-off.
    — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Transport costs have risen sharply since the end of fuel subsidies was announced weeks ago.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 7 July 2023
  • What are the policies in the U.S. that are creating that weight towards a carbon tax rather than a carbon subsidy?
    — Time, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The grant program is the state’s main tuition subsidy for low-income students and amounts to millions of dollars at many schools.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Niklas Gohl, author of the air pollution paper, says that in the long term, the extent of the subsidy would have to be calculated.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022
  • If interest rate and subsidy are the same, newest loans get relief.
    — Nerdwallet, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The first two projects have cost two or three times more than originally planned, and all three will require subsidies to stay afloat.
    — Eduardo García, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2024
  • In the early years, rents from tenants and state subsidies were enough to keep the buildings in decent condition.
    — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • If interest rate and subsidy status are the same, the forgiveness would first apply to the most recent loan.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2022
  • One way employers can help is to offer on-site childcare, or a subsidy to help cover costs.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Lax state oversight of state subsidies is one big reason.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Many have worked all their lives, yet still have to rely on government subsidies for rent, food, and fuel.
    — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The project has its roots in the departure of the Pawtucket Red Sox for a more lucrative public subsidy in Worcester.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The enhanced federal subsidy was set to expire at the end of the year, leading to higher premiums.
    — Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Tesla thrives on government tax credits for electric vehicles and subsidies for its network of charging stations.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Without dramatic changes to city, state and county regulations, this federal subsidy would further jack up the price of housing by boosting demand while doing nothing to increase ordinary Americans’ access to housing.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2024

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